Step 1: Introduction and Committee Referral: A bill may be introduced in either the House or Senate. Each bill is assigned a number, read by title and sponsor, and referred by the Committee on ...

Catch up with the latest from the Mississippi legislative session with our weekly recap from the politics team.

When Oregon banned retailers and restaurants from giving out plastic, single-use checkout bags in 2019, environmental groups hailed it as a big step forward in the fight against plastic waste.

Inclusive curriculum' laws are supposed to create welcoming school climates for LGBTQ and other marginalized students. Making it work is really hard ...

Experts say the legislation would place too many burdens on both voters and election officials, for little gain. But ...

However, the process may take months to vote on bills. According to the Indiana Statehouse Tour Office and Education Center, ...

A proposed bill that seeks to create a review process for law enforcement officers who receive a witness impeachment evidence ...

Like the very messy bail reform bill passed by the state Legislature and signed into law by then-Gov. Andrew Cuomo, the overhaul of the state’s discovery laws, also demands refinement. Gov. Hochul ...

Among 1,200 bits of legislation introduced in the General Assembly this session, cantaloupe reform is one of a certain kind ...

Sarah Huckabee Sanders has already signed into law a few bills passed by lawmakers. But the path each law takes before it ...

Utah law requires a "cooling off period" for former lawmakers looking to become lobbyists. But a loophole lets them leave ...

The prioritization of the bill ahead of Trump's swearing in on Monday came as the new president is expected to make immigration law enforcement a top goal of his administration. Trump's ...